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Davis Cup team falters in Cuba tie

IT wasn’t the type of start that the Bahamas men’s national team expected at the Davis Cup Americas Zone III tie on Monday.

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Boxers back and showing off their medals

THREE of the four Bahamian boxers returned home with medals from the XVI International Jose ‘Cheo’ Aponte Boxing Tournament in Caguas City, Puerto Rico.

Basketball camp to bring smiles for 15th year

COACH Sam Nichols, retired Hall of Fame Head Women’s Basketball Coach at McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, will be coming again this year for his 15th annual Basketball Smiles Basketball Camp. In co-operation with coach Kevin Johnson, the camp will be held at the CI Gibson Gymnasium from June 16-18, 2014.

Bahamian Brewery backs upcoming regattas

BAHAMIAN Brewery and Beverage continued their support of regattas throughout The Bahamas by making donations last week to the forthcoming Long Island and Grand Bahama regattas.

Bowlers battle it out for places in Florida contest

THE Bahamas Bowling Federation completed its trials for the selection for the 2014 Lee Evans Tournament of Americas over the weekend at Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace.

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The undefeated

DICK Anderson remembered it as clear as day. When you go through a perfect season, how could one forget.

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Triathlon back with a splash

SOMEONE once said ‘If at first you don’t succeed; try, try again’. At Saturday’s Pineappleman Sprint Triathlon, in Gregory Town, Eleuthera, competitors can do just that.

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Marino among Dolphins stars in Bahamas visit

PRIME Minister Perry Christie admitted that he is not as big a Miami Dolphins or the National Football League as he is with the Los Angeles Lakers and the National Bahamas League.

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World Relays stars back in the running

ONE week after running at home to participate in the IAAF inaugural World Relays, Bahamian team-mates Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown, Michael Mathieu and Adrian Griffith were back on the international circuit, competing in separate meets in the United States, while there were others attempting to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association held its election of officers on April 30.

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Strikers dominate in Fish Fry Fist contest

THEY were short of matches, but Tyrone Oliver nor Israel Johnson unleashed a flurry of punches to entertain the crowd on Saturday night at the Champion Amateur Boxing Club’s 19th annual Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming Silver Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament.

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Sea Bees meet is buzzing

WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.

Keen contest expected at regatta

THE Long Isand Regatta, the second largest in the Bahamas behind the National Family Island Regatta, is to get underway on Wednesday in beautiful Salt Pond.

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Ramon Miller ran race with broken bone

At first it was thought he had just twisted his ankle, but upon further examination it has been discovered that “Golden Knight” Ramon Miller actually broke a bone in his right ankle before the start of the men’s 4x400 metre relay on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Bahamas is a 'true sporting paradise'

IAAF President Lamine Diack branded the Bahamas a “true sporting paradise” and said the inaugural World Relays exceeded his expectations, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.